At Loftus Road, QPR and Rotherham United square off in a Championship relegation match.
Notwithstanding receiving a prison sentence this week, QPR winger Ilias Chair has been selected in the starting lineup to take on
It was revealed on Friday that Chair, who was found guilty of attacking a man in Belgium, had been sentenced to a year in prison with an additional 12 months suspended. In the incident, a rock cracked the victim’s head.
The 26-year-old, who is an important member of Marti Cifuentes’ team, plans to fight the decision. The Guardian has stated that Chair would be open for selection during the process while the team battles relegation.
The club is, and has been, in frequent contact with Ilias Chair’s legal team regarding an assault charge that has been lodged against him, according to a QPR statement. The legal process has not yet come to an end. As a result, the club will not be commenting further at this time.
The London outfit is looking to build on a recent turn in form under the Spaniard, which has seen the side only lose one of their last six outings. QPR beat Bristol City 1-0 on the road last weekend and Cifuentes hopes to build on that against rock-bottom Rotherham United.
Writing in the matchday programme, the QPR boss said: “Even though Rotherham haven’t won many matches, they’ve been really competitive – most of their defeats have come in really tight games, even against top teams like Leeds and Ipswich, only a few days ago. But they have done very well in terms of competing and keeping games alive until the last few seconds, so I think it’s definitely going to be a tough game for us.
“With both teams in the relegation battle and fighting for points, there will be tension – but our focus will not change because we approach our games thinking each one is a cup final.”
Starting lineup for QPR versus Rotherham United:
Asmir Begovic, Issac Hayden, Joe Hodge, Michael Frey, Chris Willock, Ilias Chair, Jimmy Dunne, Steve Cook, Jake Clarke-Salter, Kenneth Paal, and Jack Colback.
The starting lineup for Rotherham United versus QPR is as follows: Andy Rinomhota, Sam Clucas, Femi Seriki, Tom Eaves, Cameron Humphreys, Sam Nombe, Hakeem Odoffin, Sean Morrison, Peter Kioso, Christ Tiehi, Andy Johansson.
